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TV star builder 'Cocksy' dies

John 'Cocksy' Cocks starred as a celebrity builder on a number of Kiwi TV programmes.

Focus: Camp director Paul Schutt speaks after Nelson fire evacuation

Teapot Valley Christian Camp director Paul Schutt speaks after he was evacuated from their property near Richmond, Nelson following the fire.

'RIP mate - loved watching your show' - Kiwis pay tribute to Cocksy

John 'Cocksy' Cocks, 52, died yesterday after battling kidney cancer.

Focus: Update on Nelson fire

Will Trafford gives an update on the Nelson fire.

Nelson bush fire: Horror as farmer puts down 60 burned sheep

The farmer said it was "an accident waiting to happen" with so much dry grass around.

Focus: Horror as 60 sheep put down

Tasman farmer Steve German speaks about the horror of putting down burned animals. Video / Mark Mitchell

Dramatic images as fire approaches Pigeon Hill home

Fire, police, and Civil Defence have reassured residents that evacuation was not a decision taken lightly, and they would get people back into their homes as soon as it was safe.

Political Roundup: NZ's changing race relations

Comment: Have we turned a corner?

Focus: John 'Cocksy' Cocks passes away age 52

Much-loved former reality TV star John 'Cocksy' Cocks has passed away following a struggle with cancer at the age of 52.

Editorial: NZ history should be taught in our schools

Comment: New Zealand's history should be taught in our schools.

Focus Live: Civil Defence give update from 2000-hectare Tasman fire

Earlier:Firefighters have been working overnight to contain a devastating blaze in the Tasman district which has burned large tracts of land, destroyed homes and killed livestock.

More than 230 properties now evacuated as blaze spreads to 1900 hectares

Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire.

Focus Live: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Earlier: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Focus Live: Aerial footage shows true scale of the Tasman blaze

Earlier: Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire, spread across 20km, from the air as Civil Defence declares a state of emergency and more than 170 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated.

Tasman fire destroys children's play equipment

Redwood Valley evacuee describes property damage from Tasman district fire

Focus Live: Minister of Civil Defence Kris Faafoi on Tasman fire

Earlier: More than 100 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated with people registering with the Civil Defence Centre in Wakefield.

'Out of their control': Desperate residents flee through the night as fire rages

Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern speaks at Waitangi breakfast BBQ

Earlier: Hundreds of people have gathered before dawn at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.